Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Matt* Lucas	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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